Explorer++ 1.2

Explorer++ features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer. In the same time, Explorer++ introduces several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.



Some key features of "Explorer++":

· With the option to save to the registry or a configuration file, Explorer++ is completely portable.
· Tabbed browsing for easy management of multiple folders.
· Display window shows previews of files as they are selected.
· Easy-to-remember keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation.
· Customizable user interface.
· Full drag-and-drop support with other applications, including Windows Explorer.
· Advanced file operations such as merging and splitting supported.




Change log:

New features:
· Taskbar thumbnails are now shown for each tab in Windows 7 (this can be turned on/off by toggling
· Show taskbar thumbnails' in the Options dialog).
· New Tab' added to Tasks jump list in Windows 7.
· Numerous improvements to drag and drop/copy and paste.
· Text on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file.
The file will be given a name of the form:
· Clipboard Text ([datetime]).txt.
· This also applies to drag and drop.
· Images on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file.
The file will be given a name of the form:
· Clipboard Image ([datetime]).bmp.
· This also applies to drag and drop.
· The contents of the address bar can now be dragged and dropped.
· Large toolbar icons added.
· Files can now be dropped onto existing application toolbar buttons. This will open the dropped files in that application.
· Automatically synchronize treeview with main pane' option added; this setting controls whether or not the treeview will automatically stay in sync with the listview whilst browsing.
· Automatically expand nodes on selection' option added; if this setting is enabled treeview nodes will automatically expand when they are selected.
· Shift+Mousewheel down and shift+mousewheel up can now be used to browse backwards and forwards, respectively.
· The tab bar can now be hidden when there is only one tab.
· The tab bar can now be shown at the bottom of the listview.
· A navigation sound is now played when entering a folder.
· The current folder is now selected when navigating up.
· Listview groups can now be collapsed (Vista and later).
· Listview checkboxes can now be turned on by selecting
· Use check boxes to select items' in the Options dialog.
· Closing the last tab will now close the main window provided the corresponding option is selected in the Options dialog).
· Items can now be rearranged in details view.
· It is now possible to show file sizes in one of: Bytes/KB/MB/GB/TB/PB.
· Ctrl+Backspace can now be used to browse to the root of a tab.
· Shift+Double Click will now open the selected folder in a new window.
· "Desktop", "Pictures", "Music", "Videos" and "Documents" are all now valid address bar shortcuts.

Bug fixes:
· Several dialogs weren't closing when Escape was pressed. Fixed.
· Fixed 'Copy Universal File Paths' bug.
· Previously, if 'Hide file extensions' was checked, the display names of both files and folders would be altered. Fixed so that only files names are altered.
· When 'Single-click to open an item' was selected, navigation up would occur on a single click, instead of a double click. Fixed.
· Fixed directory modification bug.
· Fixed set file attributes dialog bug (file dates weren't been saved correctly).
· Fixed treeview rename bug (child items not updated).
· Fixed treeview sort bug.
· Fixed toolbar positioning bug.
· Fixed custom infotips bug.

Misc:
· All settings are now saved to the registry (or XML file) when 'Ok' or 'Apply' is clicked in the Options dialog.
· The treeview no longer syncs with network/UNC paths.
· Copied data now remains on the clipboard after Explorer++ exits.
· Search dialog now turns patterns of the form '???' into before searching.
· Main window now obeys startup position information e.g. minimized / maximized, etc).
· Wildcard select/deselect is now case insensitive.
· Can now scroll listview/treeview, even when it does not have focus.
· The options dialog is now modeless.
· Handle zip files set to false by default.

Note:
· On the 64-bit version of Windows, the control panel may not show all items, and any 64-bit shell extensions will not work. If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, it is recommended that you use the 64-bit version of Explorer++.